1 John 3:2-3

2 Beloved, we are 1God's children 2now, and what we will be 3has not yet appeared; but we know that 4when he appears[a]5 we shall be like him, because 6we shall see him as he is.
3 And everyone who 7thus hopes in him 8purifies himself as he is pure.

Cross References 8

  • 1. [See ver. 1 above]
  • 2. Romans 8:15; Galatians 3:26; Ephesians 1:5
  • 3. [Romans 8:18; 2 Corinthians 4:17]
  • 4. 1 John 2:28
  • 5. Romans 8:29; 2 Corinthians 3:18; 2 Corinthians 4:11; Philippians 3:21; 2 Peter 1:4
  • 6. John 17:24; 1 Corinthians 13:12; Revelation 22:4
  • 7. Romans 15:12
  • 8. 2 Corinthians 7:1

Footnotes 1

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